Simi Chahal Instagram – PCOS, life and the weight gain… well, let’s go back a little🥴 these pictures are from March 2020, just a few months after i had been diagnosed with PCOS and the doctor had put me on the birth control pills. Yes, i was definitely skeptical about the pills but as culturally instilled in us that “A doctor can never be wrong”- obviously i didn’t question her🤫.Took them religiously for 5 months and i gained insane amount of weight😵‍💫(the photos above).Left the pills. But this is just tip of the iceberg.🤭This syndrome slams you down real bad with terrible periods, mood swings, fatigue, irritation, depression,excessive hair growth, insulin resistance, hair loss n the list goes on. As a girl you see yourself/body change in the ways you definitely won’t like😶. I was indeed in a very dark space for quite sometime. The worst part is no one really understands what you are going through as PCOS has no clear cause or a treatment. Majority of people don’t even know what it is(just like i didn’t)so can’t blame them🙃. It differs from body to body soooo, it’s quite a tricky ride.I am only posting all this here today because i feel we need more awareness about PCOS. Both women and men should know about this.Women coz it’s their body and men; coz well you guys need to help your lovers, partners, daughters, sisters and friends to get through these awful times! Please do your research. Read about it, get tested for it. Get your hormones tested. If your mind/body is behaving unusually, it is for a reason. Please be aware! I don’t want you girls to repeat my mistakes. Take it seriously and work on it.😊 Maybe this was my calling for a better lifestyle😇It’s been more than a year now that i have been eating clean and exercising. I am back to my normal body weight🥰 i have read more than a thousand articles on PCOS, consulted nutritionists and finally figured out a better way to live with this, coz the truth is it’s not leaving me anytime soon🤷🏻‍♀️ So, we gotta coexist in the healthiest and happiest way possible☺️ Fortunate enough to be back in a fit body and a mind after all the struggles🙈😬 (What worked : in next post😊)